REPORT TO ARTS COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Art in Private Development Project - Starwood Capital Group/Treehouse Hotel (1100 Mathilda Avenue)
Report
BACKGROUND
The City's Art in Private Development Ordinance (Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC) Chapter 19.52) requires public art at Starwood Capital Group's Treehouse Hotel project at 1100 Mathilda Ave. This project was permitted prior to the adoption of the Master Plan for Public Art in 2020 and is therefore subject to a minimum requirement of 1% of the project's construction valuation or $108,750.
The procedure established for reviewing the artwork is:
1) Review the artist's background, including their experience and ability to design, fabricate and install large-scale artwork(s).
2) Review the artwork to determine whether the nature and style of the artwork is appropriate for the site.
3) Determine whether the proposed artwork is appropriate in scale for the overall development.
4) Review the location of the artwork for accessibility to the public.
5) Review the maintenance and durability of the artwork.
The purpose of this report is to request the Arts Commission review and approve the proposed artwork. Under the Art in Private Development Ordinance, the Arts Commission is authorized to make a final determination of the proposed artwork and the City Council is not scheduled to consider this item.
EXISTING POLICY
Sunnyvale Municipal Code 19.52 - Art in Private Development
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
A Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) was prepared and approved by the planning commission in 2019 (RTC for the underlying project, 1100 N. Mathilda Avenue - 1 Hotel Project (1 Hotel Project) in 2019 (18-1054). An addendum to the MND was prepared and approved in 2021 for a reduced scale project. Consistent with SMC Chapter 19.52 (Art in Private Development), art was a required component of the 2019 project and the 2021 modifications and was included as a condition of project approval. The ...
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